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  • A Comparison between Knee Joint Stability Training and Diclofenac in the Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee

    ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy and safety of knee joint stability training in treating patients with knee osteoarthritis. MethodsSixty-one patients with knee osteoarthritis treated between April 2014 and April 2015 were randomly divided into 2 groups:rehabilitation group (n=30) and control group (n=31).Patients in the rehabilitation group received knee joint stability training (30-40 minutes once, once every day); the control group received diclofenac sodium orally at 75 mg/d (25 mg per time, 3 times every day).The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis index (WOMAC) and short-form health survey (SF-36) were used before and after treatment.Patients' and physicians' assessment of the total efficacy rate was also analyzed. ResultsAfter 5 weeks of treatment, the total efficacy rate assessed by the patients for the rehabilitation group and the control group was respectively 93.33% and 87.10%, and those two numbers assessed by physicians were respectively 86.67% and 80.65%;the differences were not statistically significant (P > 0.05).Significant improvement was observed in the results of WOMAC and SF-36 in both two groups (P < 0.05).There was no significant difference in the clinical efficacy between the two groups (P > 0.05).No incidence of related adverse events occurred in the rehabilitation group, while the incidence of adverse events was 16.13% in the control group (P < 0.05). ConclusionThe knee joint stability training is as effective as diclofenac sodium in treating patients with knee osteoarthritis, but the joint stability training is better tolerated than the latter.

    Release date:2016-12-27 11:09 Export PDF Favorites Scan
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